Islamabad: On the recommendations of the Ministry of Postal Services, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has approved the request of the President, institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan for issuance of a commemorative postage stamp on the eve of the Golden Jubilee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan on July, 1st 2011. For more information, contact: Haji Ahmed Malik Principal Information Officer Press Information Department (PID) Tel: +9251 925 2323 and +9251 925 2324 Fax: +9251 925 [...]

Islamabad: Senior Minister Commerce Makhdoom M Amin Fahim express serious concern on the sad and brutal killing of the senior journalist of Islamabad Mr. Saleem Shahzad. In a statement Makhdoom M Amin Fahim condemn the eve and paid tribute to the journalist for his professional excellence. He also condolence to the heirs of the deceased and emphasis on speedy investigation of the sad incident and arrest of the real culprits. For more information, contact: Haji Ahmed Malik Principal Information Officer [...]

Islamabad: The meeting of the Board of Directors of ICT’s R and D Fund chaired by the Prime Minister approved the appointment of Syed Aun Abbas as CEO ICT R and D. The selection was made out of four members panel by the Board after scrutiny / interview of 193 candidates by the Board’s Interview Committee. Syed Aun Abbas has a twenty three years overlapping experience in Industry and academia since Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering. He holds PhD and [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has expressed his deep grief and sorrow over the tragic death of senior journalist Mr. Saleem Shahzad who was abducted yesterday and his dead body was recovered from Mandi Bahauddin. The Prime Minister took strong note of the incident and ordered immediate inquiry into the kidnapping and murder of Saleem Shahzad. He assured that the culprits would be brought to book at every cost. The present government, he said, strongly believes in the [...]

Islamabad: Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions, Engineer Shaukatullah directed the projects officials to take measures for the real achievement of project objectives. This was stated by him in a meeting at his office on Wednesday, where he was briefed about the performance of the “Economic Revitalization of KP and FATA Project” The Federal Minister was given a detailed presentation by the project director, Mohammad Faheem, on the strategic objectives, intervention sectors and future planning of the project. He [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan greatly values its strategic relationship with the United Kingdom and looks forward to further strengthening it. The deep cooperation between both countries in diverse fields is a manifestation of the depth of bilateral relations. He said that both nations have mutuality of views on many regional and international issues. During meeting with the British delegation led by the Secretary of State for International Development, Mr. Andrew Michell at Prime [...]

Islamabad: Mr. Andrew Mitchell, British Secretary of State for International Development called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr today. Senator Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Minister for Finance, Mr. M. Salman Faruqui, Secretary General to the President, Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Senator Syeda Sughra Imam, Ms Farahnaz Ispahani, MNA, Mr. Salman Bashir, Foreign Secretary, Mr. Abdul Wajid Rana, Secretary Economic Affairs Division and Spokesperson to the President Mr. Farhatullah Babar were also present during [...]